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) ' Wtrf r -, i?. m arefltm Historical ',- nil Mull """ -1$S City Hall Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER FairMat Wit Mln -Wf ltfll IlMin SM xr cent. I'nrly.sernnd YKr. nwllyHnvniiUi Yr. MEDFORD, OllECJON, TUUKIMY, AlWl'ST (J, 1012 NO. 116 ROOSEVELT'S "CONFESSION OF FAITH" CALLS FOR CONTROL OF EVERYTHING V 52 MINUTES DEMONSTRATION FOR TEDDY DY BULL MOOSERS ON APPEARING IN CONVENTION Wild Scenes of Enthusiasm Helped Along by Colonel Shakes Hnnils Willi Confederates and Boy Scouts Greets Women Heartily and Shouts and Sings During Demonstration States Parade With Ban ners While Packed Galleries Che er for Leader as Third Party Is Born CHICAGO, Auk. fi. Kfitluinlantn almost without parallel was shown tntlny when Colonel Theodore Hooso voli arrived lit the convention linll of tho unUnnnl progressive party to do liver tho "confession of faith" on tho basis of which ho expects to bo elected president of tlm United Klnli'tt next November. Tho demon. Ntrntlon for iloosovolt losted 1G min uter). It was 1 'J : 3 5 when former Senator llnvorldgo of Indiana, as temporary rlitilriiiaii railed thn convention to or lor. whllo thn delegate, among whom were many women, gave tho "inooso call" from nil over thn great colis eum. An loan n order was restored tho Itiv. Father Androw flpnts of Chicago delivered an Invocntlon and Secretary 0. K. Davis then road n telegram of congratulation from Wil liam It. Nnlnon, editor of tho Kansas City Htar, approving tho movomout. Kvery icnt In tho hall wai occuplod and lltllo groups ntood hack In tho allies. Wild Hccno KtniiN Chalrmnn Ileverldgo then an MojJU,cTdtlnl .commlttco was wait ing to Introduce Colonel Itooiovolt and ovory delegato In tho hall and every spectator In tho galleries camo to his foot A Colonel Itooiovolt ap peared on tho stage at 12:48 o'clock. Immediately tho demonstration Marled. Ton thouiund flags and rod bandanas wnvod n Itooiovolt atood, bowing and waving hli hand to tho galleries. Hhnuti of "Wo Want Teddy" drowned out tho hand, and tho colonel's fnco radiated hnpplnon. Whllo tho uproar continued, Col. Itonrwvolt shook hands with a Gratia Army corps who atood heildo htm, and hlii suggestion tho veterans started up ft marching tune, IncroaB Ing tho oulhuilaam. Ah tho nolso Htthaldod somewhat, General McDow ell of Tennessee, n confedorato vot oran, shook hands with tho colonol nnd pattod him on tho hack. Thin started tho chcinrltiR again, tho colo nel himself parttclpatliiK. waving his armn and shouting luatlly. Roosevelt llelpfi Out Just at thin momont Tim Wood ruff of Now York netted tho Now York statu Htandard, nnd na tho stutos hluo banner appeared from bo low tho hIiibo, ft wild domonatratlon through tho alaloa was ronowod. Tho Rray hnlrod flfora and drummurs continued tholr tuno. nnd Hooaovolt unoouHcloiiHly fell Into tlmo with their strains nnd kopt IiIk nrmR swing ItiR rhythmically nnd IiIh foot Jog rIhr to tho t lino of tho mualc. In nnother momont nil tho stato sand nrds woro bolng paraded throiiRh tho aisles, whllo tho yellow bannqr of California, Colorado's whlto placard and I'ennaylvanln'a "hut In tho rliiR" standard Rroupod In tho front of tho hall. At this Juncture Mra. M, K. Ford Inand of Dutrolt, with u IniRo "votos for women," (Ibr noroaa her broiist, wiih holHtod to thn shoulders of four hlR Mluhlgan men nnd cnrrlod about tho hull. Ab hIio passed llm. Colonol IlnoHOVolt Bhook haiidH with lilmaolt InillcntliiR that ho would llko to shako her linnd. Then nn eldorly woman bitting with tho California doloRittlon ,aeut a bandana to Hooao volt nnd ho wnvod It uncut hla head, yollliiR ilko ft school hoy. Ciinft'tlomfvH Shako Hnuds tlonorul bIiibIhk Biiccoodod (hen to tho shouting, and ft dozon contort erato vetormiH mounted to tho pint form and shook hands with Colonol Hooaovolt. Then tho Toxuh Htandard, with lingo Amorlcan flu Uod to It, was brought to tho front of tho stago, mid HoohovoU greeted It wns a wnvo of IiIh bandana. Tho firemen tried to, clour tho alaloa but fnllod, Chnlrmju) Hovgrldijo then Invited. Jnno Addami of Mull IIoiim) to tho platform, uud nn sh came forward ItooiDvelt advanced across tho Bingo to greet her. 8h bowed, reddened and tho crowd yelled approval. Col. Itooiovolt ihen escorted her to a aeat directly behind hla own. Greet Hoy KroutN Hoosovnlt thou greeted n Hoy Hrout, who waved two flngi near tho platform nnd thon made an attempt to npenk. Juit thon Um Knto Huth erlnnd. 72 yeara of iiro of Ia Aurc lea, wm aiNlMod to the platform by policemen nnd reporter and tho colonel Rreeted her with n hearty hnudahako. After tho choorliiR had lasted thir ty minute Chairman HovcrldRO rapped for order but this only lervod to In crenio the din. Meyer hlnnor old oil In tho tumult when ho carried tho hlR "bear polo" of California upon the stago whllo n number of women surrounded tho emblem. Hoth the doloRnte and tho Rallorlca were dolnp their share of tho chcor InR. and every time HoverldKo tried to secure order ho was driven back by a verfoct storm of applause. Throughout tho demonstration tho choorltiR wan nteady nnd continuous, and devoid of thoio spaimodlo out bursts which always mnrk "plnntod" demonstrations. Throws lint In HImr For .in minutes not it delcgato re siuned his Heat. At Hint tlmo nn ex tremely proposscssloiiR woman, Iden tity unknown, appeared on tho stngo with n small Teddy Hear In hoi arms nnd shook hands with tho colonel. Then 8tato Honntor Funk of Illinois, tho proRrosslvo cnndldnto for Rovcrnor of Mint stnto, mounted tho plntform nnd literally "throw his hnt Into tho rliiR." Ho had an old felt sombrero, which ho snllod out Into tho niiilltorlum. Mrs, Hoosovolt wns found by some delegates slttliiR In n box near a stuffed hull mooso bend which dec orated a balcony rail. 8ho was cheered as tho colonel throw her n kiss. Thon tho doloRiiteB gavo her tho Chntitnuqtin snliito with tholr bandanas. Mrs. Hooaovolt finally arose nnd bowed hor acknowledge ments. At 1H0 o'clock, nftor the domon strntlon hnd lnstod fifty-two min utes tho delegnten nnd visitors re sumed their bouIh and n somhlnnco of nrdor was restored. A momont lutor, howovor, nnothor wavo of hand clapping swept tho great ball. At 1:43 ardor wbb flnallyrostorod and Chairman Vovorldgo iiBked for quite In order that n picture of tho gath ering might bo tnkon. (ContliTuo"d"fronrr"ngo 3). MAYOR MOTT VICTOR IN RECALL ELECTION OAKLAND, Cut., Anjr. (I. After u rtweepln viotory in u itoiiII election ut which the voters expressed their preferenco to the tune of nearly 7,000 majority, Mayor Motl today i-emmied his chair an the chief e. eoulive of tho city, and commission ers F. C, Turner and W. J. lliuiqus will iiIho lemaiu in office for tiu re mnimlor of their terms, The vole on Molt In. tho rooull pri mary was 17,0(11 against recall and 10.1KI7 for it. On Turner the vote stood 10,855 against and 11,011 for recall; Haeous 17rlr'l against, and 10,01)4 for recall. The women voters played, n large part in the election ami much credit is granted their efforts for tho re tention of Mayor Molt ami the uom CHOICE OF THE BULL AND THREE ia ui rs rjizN. -s. x . ypsPXpsjssPlpspsPv jp 'gpspspsPjfakiS SSSiBiBiBiBiBiBawxiBHSH SiBiBiBiBiJiBBrv 'TV tjK H .. v , i fI BT1'BsSrS. Wil BSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSb ilBBBBBBl lEBSBBJBSBS!aSBBBBBBBJBSBBIBBBBIIIr vHallH'l1 kpppBS 9IHP' nHttftinbiuh nniLt HFS DICTAGRAPHEO I.OS ANdKLKS, CmI A lie. . That C'lnri'iieo K. Harrow nnd his iittorue.VH were Ininy truppin John It. Ilurriiigtiiii ut llie time Ilarriugton wii8 busy "tlielucmpliiiip" Hnrrow, ' wnu hIiiiwii hi the Diirmw briheiy trial today by the tcxtimouy of W. II. Duhm, one of the attorney for the defense. Harriiigtoii Iiuh tuhtifted that Har row offered the hribu to him. Dchm told o'f a 'telephone emveiation be tween Harrington iiikI Harnnv in the latter port of February, 11)12, when (ho Into .Indue MuXutt, ami another attorney, A. Twohy, with Helun, were listening' at nnother telephone eoii ncelfil with Ihe lino llnrriutou a ml Harrow were uniiiK- Foiiuilatiini for an attack oil the "mysterious btmiiKer" hyixitliesis f the defense was laid today when Heteotlve Mayer of licit II. Frauk liu'rt staff, was pnulueed to testify that ho was ut tho offices' of the MoNnmnm defease with Franklin early on the day of tho bribery of fluorue N. Loekwood. WEST STARTS CLEAN-UP SAI.KM, Ore., Aug. 0.- The Gover nor of Oregon lust night upon being ailvised of the resignation of Mayor Northey of Huntington, declared that ho had expected it and that unless others identified with thu enforce ment of the law in that town did their duty, tlioy would be. asked to resign. He declared ho intended to clean up tlu town of Huntington uud mnko it a law-abiding cumituity. TAFT ATTENDS FUNERAL OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAW CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. (l.-Hoth President and Mrs. Taft arrived hero this morning to attend the funeral of John Hormn, father of Mrs. Taft, who died hero last night., Tho funeral was held nl 2 o'clock. In terment was in Spring Grove cem etery and was strictly private. Presi dent Taft will return to Washington tomorrow. FLORIDA SHUT OUT OF BULL CHICAGO, Aug. (J. Although Colonel Ituosovolt'ri "confession of faith" overshadowed everything else to come before the national pro gressiva convention hero delegates admitted that tho action of thu pro visional national committee in un sealing negro delegates was sure lo result in a clash, despite thu endorse ment, of this ruling by the creden tials committee. As the Kit nation lines today, Florida is without representation m tho convention and Put a negro dole gato from a southern stnto Iiuh been seated, The rulos committee is pre pared, (9 report resolution inukinp; MOOSERS FOR THE PRESIDENCY FAVORITES FOR SECOND PLACE ON THE TICKET $25,000 LOSS S Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys Several Structures in Granite City Heaviest Loss Falls on G. W. Stephenson, Owner of Building A flro of unknown origin early Tuesday inorulug destroyed tho Ash land Thcutcr building at Ashland, occasioning u. loss or $25,000. Tho Ashland' Theater, Macklo & N'lnlnger grocery, Jim Saylcs billiard parlor, and sample room of Hotel Oregon wore housed In tho building and were all burned out. Tho flro alarm wns turned In shortly after o'clock whoa It was seen that tho flro had gained great hendwny In tho rear of tho theater on tho second floor. Tho flames spread rapidly and soon ate their way to tho ground floor and before many residents know of tho conflngatlon tt was known that nothing but tho bare wnlls could bo saved. At 10 o'clock this morning tho flro was out and nothing but tho walls remained. Tho heaviest l()!s will fall on George W. Stephenson, pioneer, capi talist and owner of tho building. His loss will bo Jtr.,000 with but $4,000. insurance. A policy for moro re contly expired. Tho Macklo & N'ln Iilger grocery loss Is $1,500 with Jlt.000 Insurance. They will open again Thursday In tho Whltchouso building. HnrrlKOu Brothers, own ers of tho theater business plnco thel loss nt 1200 with no lnsuranco nnd Jim Saylos loss Is K'.SOO with $1,500 Insurance, Tho damngo to tho sample room of the hotel, In tho roar, Is slight. Tho. building was orectod In 1SS9 by Oscar Cianhird. Mr. Stephenson will not rebuild and has already of fored tho property for sale If ho Is successful In his coming bout with Jim Stowart, I.uthor Mc Carthy will tnko a trip to Australia. tho vote cast at tho last previous election tho basis for representation in future conventions. It provides that herenfter one delegate ho ap portioned for each leu thousand Progressive votes polod. Thus, in strong progressive stntes, thu .now party will bo able lo dictate Ihe slate's policies. When tho convention assembled at lioon today air the committees, except that nu resolutions ' wore ready to report. Tho resolutions committee resumed its work earlythis morning. Thn meottugs'of tho committeo are open nnd everyone with, n grievance is lietuj' given a hearing WHEN A AN THEATER NS J PaBpHspppws, 1 SSSPPPPPPPPPPPJPJBppHpJ sPPHrsPK' --- "B i iipfppm-yBIB I HM3XM W. JOHNSOM FREE TOLLS FOR WASHINGTON, Aug. (. Stnnd ine firm for American control of the I'aunmu Canal, which he declared was built by American dollar?) and should be absolutely free, so fur as Americans were eonccmed from any domination by foreign wver, Sena tor Jones of Washington today de livered his views' on the matter in. the .senate. Hn .nid in part: "Mr. President, foreign countries never hositntc to protect their own. Foreign statesmeu deem it their duty to promote the interests of their own citizens rather than those of other people. They assert their own claims rather thnn tho rights of others. Wo will do likewise. We will observe our treaties with scrupu lous honor, but we will insist upon our rights with unyielding firmness. The title of our territory, the integrity of our sovereignty, will bo maintained at any cost. Tho American people will be fair, just and impartial to ward the nations of tho earth but interference in tho control of their domestic affairs and their treatment of their own coplu will not bo toler ated. When wo surrender to n foreign power tho right to determine the treatment wo shall accord to our own citizens, then we have surrend ered the nation's strength, and we will become a 'hissing and a by-word' among tho nations of the earth." I.OS ANGKLKS, Cut., Aug. C Swarming about the headquarters of a charitable organization which had announced tho distribution of a car load of potatoes, scores of needy persons held their places- throughtut tho night in spito if incipient rioting which resulted in threats to call tho police. The potatoes did not arrive during the night, and daybreak found tho hungry ones still waiting. As long as (ho tubers last each appli cant will receive one sack free. It was tho hope of the leaders that tho progressive platform would bo brief, but it seems certain today that it will contain not less than 1,000 words. It undoubtedly will urge seientifio revision of the lariff, Hoosovelt's plan for regulation of tho trusts; compensation for work ingmeit; a settlement of the woman suffrago (uestion by each stato. It also will advocate a strong army and navy, judicial reforms nnd law$ everywhere for making tho rule df tho people easier. Tho copuujttee Is oxpoetod to confer with Colonel Hoosovolt tonight, by which time tho dpoiuiot wil bo completed,, JONES SMS AMERICAN SMPS MOOSE CONVENTION T (" EDERA L REGULATION ELMNA IN OE TEDDY'S ELECTION PROMISES Colonel Wculd Force Employers to Share Extensive Profits and Havs Government Fix Wage Schedule and Labor Conditions WoulH Da Away With Rush and Stagnation Periods and Make Emplymnt Steady Believes in Protective Tariff but Wottfri Revise it CHICAGO. Aug. C Colonel ItooRcvelt's keynote address follows in part: "To you, men and women who havo come hero to this great city of this great state formally to lauch a now party, a party of tho people of tho whole Union, the National Progres sive party, I extend my hearty greet ing. You are taking a bold and a greatly needed step for tho services of our beloved country. The old par ties are husk, with no real soul with in cither, divided on artificial lines, boss-ridden and privilege-controlled, each a jumblo of Incongruous ele ments, and neither daring to speak out wisely and fearlessly what should be nald on the vital issues of the day J "This new movement Is a move ment of truth, sincerity, and wisdom, a movement which proposes to put at the service of all our people tho collective power of tho people, through their Governmental agencies, alike In tho Nation and in the sev eral States., Condemns lloth Old Parties "Neither tho Republican nor the Democratic platform contains tho slightest promise of aproachlng tho great problems of today either with understanding or good faith; and yet never was there greater need In this Nation than now of understand ing, and of action taken In good faith, on the part of tho men and the organizations shaping our govern-: cntal policy. Moreover, our needs aro such that there should bo coher ent action among those responsible for the conduct of National affairs and those responsible for tho conduct of state affairs; because our aim should bo the same In both State and Nation; that Is, to uso the Gov ernment as an efficient agency for tho practical betterment of social and economic conditions throughout this land. Thoro aro other Important thing to bo done, but this Is tho most important thing. "If this country Is really to go forward along tho path of social and economic justice, thoro must bo a now party of Natlon-wldo and non sectional principles, a party where tho titular National chiefs and tho real Stato leaders shall bo in genuine accord, a party in whoso counsels the pcoplo shall bo supremo, a party that shall represent In tho Nation and tho severeal States allko tho same cause, tho causo of human rights and of governmental otflcloncy. At pros cnt both tho old parties are con- WILSON CHOSES WELLS 10 COLLECI MONEY THKNTON. N. J., Aug. C Gov ernor Wilson announced today tho selection of Holla Wells of St. Louts as treasurer of the democratic na tional committeo nnd Charles Crauo as vlco chairman of tho gonoral tin unco committeo. For tho purposo of transacting stato business, Governor Woodrnw nominee arrived hero today. Wil son will bo officially notlflod of his nomination tomorrow. SQUEALER CLAIMS HE IS HOUNDED BY POLICE N13W YOKK, Aug. C Protesting that two men placed in tho prison by a cortalu pollco Inspector havo boon hounding him for days. "Urldglo" Wobbor, being hold hero for connec tion with tho Rosonthul murdor Bcandul, dcelarod today that his Ufa has boon threatened If ho supports tho Btatomont of "Jack" Roso, Wobber, It is alloged, charges, that this police Inspector arranged mat tors so tho two mon could tnlk with him wlienoyor ti'oy desired, WAGES A MS trolled by professional politicians In the Interests of tho privileged classos, and apparently. each has set up as Its Ideal of business and political assas sination. Democrat and Republican alike, they represent government of tho needy many by professional poli ticians In the Interests of the rich few. This is class government, cd class government of a peculiarly un wholesome kind. " do not mean that wo shall aban don representative government; on tho contrary, I mean that we shall de rise methods by which our Govern ment shall become really representa tive. To uso such measures as the Initiative, referendum, and recall In discriminately and promiscuously, on all kinds of occasions would un doubtedly causo disaster; but events havo shown that at present our In stitutions are not representative at, any rate in many States, and.soae- . times In the Nation and thaf'wa cannot .wisely afford fo let this con dition of things remain longer un corrected. The People ami the Courts. "TheAmorrcanf peeple,, and nbtTth'e courts, aro to determine their own fundamental policies. The pedple , should havo power to deal wHh the offect of tho acts of all their govern mental agencies. This must be ex tended to include the offcts of judi cial acts as well as the acta of the cxecutlro and legislative representa tives of tho people. "Wo In America have peculiar need thus to make the acts of the courts subject to the people, because, owing to causes which I need hot now dis cuss, tho courts have here grown to occupy a position unknown In any other country, a position of superior ity over both the legislature and tho ' executive. Just at this time, when we have begun in this country to rnovo toward social and Industrial betterment and true Industrial demo cracy, this nttitudo on the part of the courts Is of gravo portent, because privilege has intrenched Itself in many courts, just as It formerly In trenched Itself In many legislative bodies and In 'many executive offices. Denunciations Kxpcctcd "I am well aware that every up holder of privilege, overy hired agent or beneficiary of tho special Interests, Including many woll-moanlng parlor reformers, will denounce nil this as "Socialism" or "anarchy" the same terms thoy used In the past In de nouncing tho movements to control tho railways and to control public utilities. As a mattor of fact, tho proposition I muko conatltuto neither anarchy nor Socialism, but, on the contrary, a corrective to Socialism and an antldoto to anarchy. "Tho public neods havo boon well summarized as follews: "1. Wo hold that the public has' u right to complete knowledge or the facts of work. "', On tho basis of those tacts and with tho recent discoveries ot physicians nnd neurologists, ougl-. neors and economists, the public can formulate minimum occupational standards bolow which, demonstrably work can bo prosocuted only a human deficit. "3. In tho third place, wo hold that all Industrial conditions which rail bolow such standards should como within tho scope of governmen-, tal action nnd control in the same way that subnormal sanitary condi tions aro subject to pu,b)o regulation and for the same reason beeausa thoy threaten tho general welfare. For Living Wg "Wo stand for a HylHg wage. Wages uro subnormal If, they (a t provldo a living for those who devote n tholr tlmo and enorgy to Industrial occupations. The monetary eeulv- (Continued o Pf 4) v"- rll i .. .'., n k-x (J M M .?, ti-